The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-14
MARRIED AT MIDNIGHT.
Al Uncommon Sight on the Platfrom
of a Pullman Sleeper.

Al Uncommon Sight on the Platform
of Pullman Sleeper.
From the Portland Oregonian.
Tho unconventional, if not romantic.
u,odding which took place on the Northern
pacific train at Rathdrum Sunday evening
-,os 'picnic" for the passengers. Mr.. w.
II Rroome. from New York, who came out
- s,,nerintend the pyrotechnic display in
portland on the Fourth, was passenger,
and gave full details of the wedding The
hrida is Mrs. A. A. Mitchell, of Minneapolis,
o,cd about 35 years. The groom is Mr.. B.
r Buck. a well-to-do grocer of Spokane
IoiIs where he has lived about year He
= i" about so years old They made each
n+bar,s acouaintance several years ago in
Tndison. Wis Each moved to Minneapolis,
hhont the middle of this month Mrs
Mitchell secured a divorce from her hus-
hand and on Thursday of last week started
West to meet her new husband, taking pas
SAGE in the Pullman sleeper Dickinson,
,In9der command of Conductor George
Garter There were six through lady
nasscncers and a dozen or more gentle
mon among them Mr. f. E. Rice, Superin-
tandpnt of the Pullman Car Company at
The train was due at Rathdrum about 2
y M. but did not arrive until midnight
Srr Buck intended to be married on the
Train in Washington Territory just after the
train had passed the Idaho line, and had
t1ken the Rev Mr.. Beebe. of Spokane Falls,
along TO perform the ceremony. While he
was waiting at Rathdrum for the delayed,
troin, he decided to be married in Idaho,
opd fortunately found a Justice of the Peace
Under the laws of Idaho no license is neces-
s,ly. The train stops for water at Bath
drum Mr.. Buck hurried into the car,
found the bride waiting despite the late
hour led her to the rear platform of the
Pullman, and there they were married. The
couple stood at each side of the door, the
Squire in front of them, and the two off
cjal witnesses, Paul f. Moher and Ned Rice,
inst inside the car. Near them stood Scotch
missionary, Ell route to Alaska. The Justice,
cood-natured little man, tilted his hat on
the back of his head, took out lead pencil
and sort of marking time with it as con-
Iuctor does with baton, began:
Please join hands"
Addressing groom:
"Do you take this woman to be your law
full wife,"
Groom-I do.
Addressing bride
DO you take this man to be your lawful
husbandg
Bride-I do.
Addressing both:
Then under the authority conferred on
me by the Territory of Idaho, | pronounce
YOU husband and wife, and what God hath
joined together, let no man put asunder.'
Then. fearing the train would start off with
him, he stepped off the car to the station
platform and called out in the darkness to
Mr. Buck: "I'll sign these papers and send
them down on to-morrow's train The
groom called him back, and handed him a
coin The Squire looked at it, returned
thanks, and exclaimed, an set it up fine
for the boys on this"
The Scotch missionary was almost dumb
with establishment. Recovering his speech,
he said to Mr.. Rice:
Mon, is this legal? Do they do things
laak that in this koontry?"
Mr.. Rice assured him that this cere-
nlOny was strictly legal and that it took
no more time to hang and bury man in
Idaho.
Mr.. Rice went to his wife's BERTH awoke
her, whispering SO it could be heard ito the
further end of the car:
Been a weddin; weddin' on the train"
Mrs. Rice, half awake, half asleep, turned
over, trying to collect her scattered senses,
muttering:
"Eh? whatl wedding? who?"
Then in a jerky, exasperating way which
person wide awake could scarcely under
stand, he told about the episode which had
just occurred on the platform. This was
heard by Mrs. A. and her sister, Mrs. S.,
two California ladies who occupied the sec
ton opposite Mrs. Rice's. Finally Mrs.
Rice, thoroughly nervous and excited at the
manner of her husbands recital of the story
asked appealing:
Now, Ned, do sit down sit down quietly,
and calmly, and tell it all over, and tell it
slow" He did SO, the two California ladies
with heads stuck out through the portieres
being attentive listeners.
In few minutes all the ladies in the car
had made themselves presentable. The
bride and groom, who had been chatting
with some gentlemen in the smoking room,
now came into the car and received con-
gratulations at all hands. Mrs. Buck
apologized to the ladies, saying she expected
to be married at 2 in the afternoon, and if
the train had not been late all of them could
have witnessed the ceremony Then she
threw off her buster, and, standing up
asked:
How do you like my dress? I've had it
on since o'clock this morning. 1t was a
rich brown silk, with a profusion of white
lace about the neck and sleeves. She
Wore fawn-colored kid gloves. The
books which the bride read ON the trip out
We're Tangled Lives" "Under Shadow"
"WOOnd and 10 onI oct